Scouting and Recruiting Players

Why and How to Recruit

The original members of the Besaid Aurochs have the lowest starting statistics of all of the Blitzball players in Spira, made doubly bad by the fact that they’re all on the same team. (The announcer in Luca wasn’t exaggerating when he called them "a living, breathing statistical anomaly".) Although it is definitely possible to level up the original Besaid Aurochs to respectable players, it will take a great deal of time and patience to do it, so you’re probably better off recruiting other Blitzball players.

To scout any player, simply walk up to them and press the Square button. Doing this will show you their present level, their salary, their statistics, their Key Techniques, and all of the Techniques they currently know. Not every player can learn every Technique, but the more Key Techniques they know, the more Techniques they may learn. As you play and win more games, your Scout level will increase, and you’ll be able to see more information about a player.

"Best" Players

First of all, the term "best" is highly subjective, and refers to the ideal balance of a player’s high statistics, and the body of Techniques that they may learn. It does not mean that having them on your team will let you sit back and watch the CPU win the game for you, it simply gives you a huge advantage over the opposition. That said, here are the best players for every position:

As you can see, there’s some overlap between positions, and the statistics of some players increase or decrease sharply depending on their experience level. Forwards in general should have high Speed, Endurance, and Shoot. Midfielders should have high Pass, Attack, and Block. Defensemen should have high Speed, Attack, and Block. And finally, Goalies should have high Catch and Block. Experiment with various combinations of players, and see who works for you – there are 60 recruitable players, after all, and not one of them is completely worthless.